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index efa90a7..f22c3ee 100644
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diff --git a/runtime_data/ocr/tessdata/lus.traineddata b/runtime_data/ocr/tessdata/lus.traineddata
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diff --git a/src/CPackConfig.cmake b/src/CPackConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86c3dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CPackConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# This file will be configured to contain variables for CPack. These variables
+# should be set in the CMake list file of the project before CPack module is
+# included. Example variables are:
+#   CPACK_GENERATOR                     - Generator used to create package
+#   CPACK_INSTALL_CMAKE_PROJECTS        - For each project (path, name, component)
+#   CPACK_CMAKE_GENERATOR               - CMake Generator used for the projects
+#   CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS              - Extra commands to install components
+#   CPACK_INSTALLED_DIRECTORIES           - Extra directories to install
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE      - Description file for the package
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY   - Summary of the package
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES           - List of pairs of executables and labels
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME             - Name of the package generated
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON                  - Icon used for the package
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY     - Name of directory for the installer
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME                  - Package project name
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR                - Package project vendor
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION               - Package project version
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR         - Package project version (major)
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR         - Package project version (minor)
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH         - Package project version (patch)
+
+# There are certain generator specific ones
+
+# NSIS Generator:
+#   CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_REGISTRY_KEY  - Name of the registry key for the installer
+#   CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_UNINSTALL_COMMANDS - Extra commands used during uninstall
+#   CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS   - Extra commands used during install
+
+
+## Debian package generator using CPack
+
+SET(CUR_SOURCE_DIR "/storage/projects/alpr/src")
+
+INCLUDE (InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
+
+#SET (CPACK_SET_DESTDIR "on")
+SET (CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr")
+SET (CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB;TGZ;RPM")
+
+SET (CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "openalpr")
+
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "1.1.1")
+
+SET(CPACK_INSTALL_CMAKE_PROJECTS "${CUR_SOURCE_DIR}/build;src;ALL;/")
+SET(CPACK_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+
+#SET (${VERSION} CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_VERSION)
+SET (CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_PRIORITY "optional")
+SET (CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION "graphics")
+SET (CPACK_DEBIAN_ARCHITECTURE ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
+SET (CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.1.3), libgcc1 (>= 4.1.1), libtesseract3 (>= 3.0.3), libopencv-core2.4 (>= 2.4.8), libopencv-objdetect2.4 (>= 2.4.8), libopencv-highgui2.4 (>= 2.4.8), libopencv-imgproc2.4 (>= 2.4.8), libopencv-flann2.4 (>= 2.4.8), libopencv-features2d2.4 (>= 2.4.8)")
+
+SET (CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CUR_SOURCE_DIR}/../LICENSE")
+SET (CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "OpenALPR - Open Source Automatic License Plate Recognition")
+SET (CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "OpenALPR is an open source Automated License Plate Recognition library written in C++.  The library analyzes images and identifies license plates. The output is the text representation of any license plate characters found in the image.  Check out a live online demo here: http://www.openalpr.com/demo.html" )
+SET (CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "matt@ndu.com")
+SET (CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}_${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}_${CPACK_DEBIAN_ARCHITECTURE}")
+
+SET (CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL Libraries ApplicationData)
+#INCLUDES (CPack Documentation)
diff --git a/src/misc_utilities/CMakeLists.txt b/src/misc_utilities/CMakeLists.txt
index d2c948b..2f5c164 100644
--- a/src/misc_utilities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/misc_utilities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE( benchmark  benchmark.cpp )
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(benchmark 
     openalpr-static
     support
+    pthread
     ${OpenCV_LIBS} 
 	${Tesseract_LIBS}
   )
@@ -35,4 +36,4 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(prepcharsfortraining
     ${OpenCV_LIBS} 
   )
   
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+  
diff --git a/src/openalpr/config.cpp b/src/openalpr/config.cpp
index 3ab1333..79c66bf 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/config.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/config.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ string Config::getPostProcessRuntimeDir()
 }
 string Config::getTessdataPrefix()
 {
-  return "TESSDATA_PREFIX=" + this->runtimeBaseDir + "/ocr/";
+  return this->runtimeBaseDir + "/ocr/";
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/openalpr/ocr.cpp b/src/openalpr/ocr.cpp
index dde363b..6545230 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/ocr.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/ocr.cpp
@@ -28,14 +28,8 @@ OCR::OCR(Config* config)
   tesseract=new TessBaseAPI();
 
   // Tesseract requires the prefix directory to be set as an env variable
-  vector<char> tessdataPrefix(config->getTessdataPrefix().size() + 1);
-
-  strcpy(tessdataPrefix.data(), config->getTessdataPrefix().c_str());
-  putenv(tessdataPrefix.data());
-
-  tesseract->Init("", config->ocrLanguage.c_str() 	);
+  tesseract->Init(config->getTessdataPrefix().c_str(), config->ocrLanguage.c_str() 	);
   tesseract->SetVariable("save_blob_choices", "T");
-  //tesseract->SetVariable("tessedit_char_whitelist", "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890");
   tesseract->SetPageSegMode(PSM_SINGLE_CHAR);
 }